Angola’s ex first daughter Isabel dos Santos charged with fraud Luanda, Angola | AFP | Isabel dos Santos, the tycoon daughter of Angola’s former president, has been charged with money laundering and mismanagement, Angolan prosecutors said, as they launched a bid Thursday to have the billionairess and other suspects return …
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New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock has released US$10 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help scale up the response to the devastating desert locust outbreak in East Africa. The outbreak, which is affecting the Horn of Africa, Southwest Asia …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers Sports Club have just announced that head coach Edward Golola and his entire technical team have been relieved of their duties with immediate effect. According to a statement released Thursday afternoon, a caretaker technical team will be appointed until the end of the current …
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The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | The UN’s top court ordered Myanmar on Thursday to take “all measures within its power” to prevent alleged genocide against Rohingya Muslims. The International Court of Justice granted a series of emergency steps requested by the mainly Muslim African state of The Gambia under …
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Beijing, China | AFP | A second central Chinese city is being put on lockdown to help control the spread of a virus epidemic that broke out in neighbouring Wuhan, authorities said Thursday. The train station in Huanggang, which has a population of 7.5 million and is 70 kilometres …
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Doha, Qatar | AFP | Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera has travelled a long and bumpy road from the early 2000s when it was best known for airing tapes of former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. It now cultivates a loyal youth audience on social media alongside the satellite channels which …
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Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Troubled Manchester United crashed to a third defeat in their last four Premier League games as Burnley powered to a surprise 2-0 win at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side were rocked by Chris Wood’s first half opener before Jay Rodriguez …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Tottenham needed a late winner from Son Heung-min to snap a four-game winless streak in the Premier League and breathe new life into their push for a top-four finish with a 2-1 victory over Norwich on Wednesday. The South Korean’s stooping header 11 minutes …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Communications Officer of the National Resistance Movement-NRM Secretariat Rogers Mulindwa has said those campaigning for leadership positions in the party are misleading because elections are not on the agenda of the January 25 Delegates’ Conference. Speaking to URN on Wednesday, Mulindwa said that …
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Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Sudanese national has been arrested trying to cross into Uganda from Kenya with material that Uganda Revenue Authority believes is for making fake US dollars. The suspect, Duach Chuol Kaylech Toang, was held after his luggage at Malaba One Stop Border Post (OSBP) …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
